Removing the Ceiling to Empower All Learners

Shaping Perspectives:

• Project 2061:
  • http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/pei/scitech_0708.pdf
  • http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap1.htm
• Boreland: http://www.sd25.org/pages/sd25/Departments/Menu/Student_Learning/Advanced_Learners_Program/Menu/Review_Committee_of_Advanced_Learners
• Renzuli: http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/semexec.html
• Habits of Mind ftp://download.intel.com/education/Common/au/Resources/EO/Course_Resources/Thinking/Habits_of_Mind.pdf
• Genius Hour http://www.geniushour.com/ and 20% Time http://lifehacker.com/5932586/make-work-feel-less-like-work-with-the-8020-rule
• Creativity In Learning:
  • Teaching Inventive Thinking & Problem Solving http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2736021/
  • A NEW Definition of Creativity http://punya.educ.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tech-trends-9-13.pdf

Exploring Examples in Practice:

• Roles
• Examples in Practice
  • How the World Works
    • be sure to consider all components
  • Student Led Blogging
    • How the World Works
    • Tinkering School
    • Engage Elements
    • !gnite! Elements
    • Thinkering Studio
    • Social Studies Workshop
    • Genuis Hour
      • Dan Pink on Genius Hour in Education
      • What It Is: 1 interpretation
      • What We Do: 1 class
    • Student Voice
    • Big Idea Schools
    • Challenge Based Learning (CBL)

• Where do you see elements or evidence of the following (Big 7) in each example?
  • Problem Identification & Solving - learners find and word a question, problem, challenge and plan for process
  • Multimodal Communication - learners engage in multimodal “reading & writing, including consumption, creation, communication, connection & contribution
  • Exploration - learners explore, play, make, inquire/research, iterate and F.A.I.L (First Attempt, now Iterate and Learn)
  • Student Directed Learning - learners self-plan, direct, manage and assess
  • Reflective Learning - learners reflect on the process through self-assessment
  • Critical Feedback - learners offer and welcome critical feedback from self, peers and teacher
  • Role Expansion - learners move in & out of the roles of learner and teacher/expert; learners and teachers all have expertise

How Might We...?

1. Designing 20% Time in Education
2. Kindergarten Learning Approach
3. Ramsey Mussallam - 3 Rules to Spark Learning
   • Getting Things Done: stress-free productivity
   • Project vs Next Action Verbs
4. Finding Students Hidden Strengths & Passions
5. A Technique for Producing Ideas

• Engage teamwork rubric
• Effort & Achievement rubric
• 5th Grade student example: http://www.11alive.com/video/2308870300001/1/5th-grader-gives-hearing-aids-to-African-kids
• Einsteins Workshop